CVE-2013-5018
mediumpriority · track · 18EPSS 0.030 · 87 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
The is_asn1 function in strongSwan 4.1.11 through 5.0.4 does not properly validate the return value of the asn1_length function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a (1) XAuth username, (2) EAP identity, or (3) PEM encoded file that starts with a 0x04, 0x30, or 0x31 character followed by an ASN.1 length value that triggers an integer overflow.
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Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.7–4.3
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affected products (10)
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also known as (3)
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references (27)
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- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00021.htmlcnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00022.htmlcnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00050.htmlcnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54315cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54524cnnvd
- http://strongswan.org/blog/2013/08/01/strongswan-5.1.0-released.htmlcnnvd
- http://strongswan.org/blog/2013/08/01/strongswan-denial-of-service-vulnerability-%28cve-2013-5018%29.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61564cnnvd
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